diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getImage.js b/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getImage.js
index e385ba1..2710e40 100644
--- a/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getImage.js
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getImage.js
@@ -5,13 +5,20 @@ import getImageSources from "./getImageSources.js";
 import getProcessedImage from "./getProcessedImage.js";
 import getArtDirectedImages from "./getArtDirectedImages.js";
 import pMap from "p-map";
-// Caching moved to plugin level for proper store population
+import { join, parse, relative } from "node:path";
+import fs from "node:fs";
 
 const imagesData = new Map();
 
 const delay = (ms) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
 
 // Cache helpers moved to plugin level
+function getDefaultImage() {
+  const cwd = process.cwd();
+  const filepath = join(cwd, "public", "images", "default.png");
+  const src = join("/", relative(cwd, filepath));
+  return { src, base: "default" };
+}
 
 export default async function ({
   src,
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getProcessedImage.js b/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getProcessedImage.js
index 0823eb6..42a915a 100644
--- a/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getProcessedImage.js
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getProcessedImage.js
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ const { getImageDetails } = await (sharp
 
 export default async function getProcessedImage(src, transformConfigs) {
   throwErrorIfUnsupported(src, extname(src).slice(1));
-
-  if(src.includes('nature')) {
- //   debugger
-  }
   let base;
 
   if (src.match("(http://|https://|data:image/).*")) {
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getResolvedSrc.js b/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getResolvedSrc.js
index b712da7..c4e926c 100644
--- a/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getResolvedSrc.js
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getResolvedSrc.js
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ import {
 const { fileTypeFromBuffer } = await import("file-type");
 
 const defaults = {
-  maxRedirects: 10,
-  retries: 2,
-  baseDelay: 100,
+  maxRedirects: 3,
+  retries: 3,
+  baseDelay: 250,
   maxTotalTime: 5000,
-  devTimeout: 20000,
+  devTimeout: 10000,
 };
 
 class NetworkError extends Error {
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/astroViteConfigs.js b/packages/imagetools_3/astroViteConfigs.js
index 7bc05a5..af59ac4 100644
--- a/packages/imagetools_3/astroViteConfigs.js
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/astroViteConfigs.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 export default {
-  "environment": "dev",
+  "environment": "build",
   "isSsrBuild": false,
   "projectBase": "",
   "publicDir": "C:\\Users\\zx\\Desktop\\polymech\\site-min\\public\\",
   "rootDir": "C:\\Users\\zx\\Desktop\\polymech\\site-min\\",
-  "mode": "dev",
-  "outDir": "dist",
-  "assetsDir": "/_astro",
+  "mode": "production",
+  "outDir": "C:\\Users\\zx\\Desktop\\polymech\\site-min\\dist\\",
+  "assetsDir": "_astro",
   "sourcemap": false,
   "assetFileNames": "/_astro/[name]@[width].[hash][extname]"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/integration/index.js b/packages/imagetools_3/integration/index.js
index 81fd5c2..573d425 100644
--- a/packages/imagetools_3/integration/index.js
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/integration/index.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export default {
     },
 
     "astro:build:done": async function closeBundle() {
+      console.time('[imagetools] build:done');
       const { default: astroViteConfigs } = await import(
         // @ts-ignore
         "../astroViteConfigs.js"
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ export default {
 
             try {
               // await retryWithBackoff(async () => {
+                const start = Date.now();
                 await saveAndCopyAsset(
                   hash,
                   image,
@@ -105,6 +107,8 @@ export default {
                   assetPath,
                   isSsrBuild
                 );
+                const end = Date.now();
+                // console.log(`[imagetools] saveAndCopyAsset for ${assetPath} took ${end - start}ms`);
               // });              
             } catch (error) {
               console.error(`Failed to process image ${assetPath} after retries:`, error);
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ export default {
           { concurrency: 1 }
         );
       }
+      console.timeEnd('[imagetools] build:done');
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/plugin/hooks/load.js b/packages/imagetools_3/plugin/hooks/load.js
index b8bfbc4..a50f8c8 100644
--- a/packages/imagetools_3/plugin/hooks/load.js
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/plugin/hooks/load.js
@@ -105,15 +105,12 @@ export default async function load(id) {
             image: loadedImage,
             config,
             type,
-          });
-
+          })
       const dataUri = `data:${type};base64,${(
         buffer || (await getCachedBuffer(hash, image))
-      ).toString("base64")}`;
-
-      store.set(hash, dataUri);
-      console.log('store.set', hash);
-      return `export default "${dataUri}"`;
+      ).toString("base64")}`
+      store.set(hash, dataUri)
+      return `export default "${dataUri}"`
     }
   } else {
     const sources = await Promise.all(